Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第211/246页)

IliveverywelnywhereIgo.IstayonlybecauseIamwaitingformybeautifulwifetoreturn.IstaybecauseDimitribeggedmeto.”DornaknewMr.Fingerwasunreasohatitwasalkseohim,sogettingishewasabouttoflyoffwhenMr.Fingersaid,

    “Justaminute.Iwanttogiveyouaflowertorewardyoufingmefoodanddrinkeveryday.”Hemurmuredsomeintationsandpoianearbytulip.TheflowerseemedtohavebeenpluckedbyaninvisiblehandandfloatedintoDorna’shand.Themagicfeatdidthetridmadethegirlfetherpique.

    “Hey!Thatwascool!Wasthatamagictrick?”

    “No,it’snotmagic.It’salchemy.”HeclutchedattheairandsomemoreflowersflewintoDorna’shand.Beforeshecouldsayanymorequestions,hedismissedhersaying,

    “Go!Idothisbecauseymefoodanddrinkeveryday.Nowremember,doeagainorIwillbehungryandmywineaddiwilctup.”Dotontoherbroomaowardsthepace.Mr.Fichedherdepartingfigure.Suddenlyalightfshedinhisbrainahoughtofsomething.

    “Right.Right.Ishouldsoit...thisway...Ha.Ha.”Hisnearentlymadehimhappy.Hefihefoodonhisptesandcarriedthebottleofliquorwithhimashereturhestrawhut,takingrgesipsfromitontheway.

    Earlyatdawday,thesoldiersonthevarioushilltopsintheKingdomofDreamswoketotheemergencycalloftheoxhorn.Its“u...”souhearmthatastrongenemyroag.Medusaatoncesoareduptotheskiesandmadearoundofthehilltops,instrugthearcherstobepreparedforbattle.SheiedthejustpleteddefeificationsonGiantMountainandthenflewupintotheskiestobeinthelookoutforenemymovements.Holdingahugeironspearlohantheheightofanormalhumanbeing,CyclopsledthebarbariantroopastheysurgedtiantMountain.Thewarriorsonthehilltopsletflytheirwebofarrows,butCyclopsusedhisloodeflectthem,effectivelyctheonwardmarchofthesoldiers.Hisbodyierseveralpcesbytheflyingarrows,buthetooklittlenoticeofthem.Hejustpulledthemoutwithonehandandthrewthemasideascasuallyasbrushingoffannoyingis,allthewhilebrandishinghislongspearwithhisother.Thestrahingwashiswoundshealedquicklybythemselvesandsoonappearedasifnothinghadhappened.Suchwashisinvincibility.Thoughsomebarbarianswerekilledbythearrows,thosebehindthemseemedtobepletelyued.Theysteppedoverthebloodycorpsesandtiefiercelyahead.Atthiscritient,MedusaswoopeddowntoengageCyclopsandstoptheadvanceofhistroops.Herpiergeyessweptoverthebarbariansoldiersandthoseinfrourohumanstones.ButthosefollowingthemhidbehionesfigurestoavoidMedusa’sdeadlygthemomentshelookedaway,theyagainrushedforward.Thesesoldierswerenotreallysobravethattheywerenotafraidtodie.Theyhadallbeenbrain-washedbyVioandCyclops,whothreatenedanyonewhodaredtoretreatwithaslowdeathbytorture.MedusahadtofightCyclopsandstoptheadvanceofhistroopsatthesametimeandsoounequaltotheherculeantask.

    Meanwhile,Vihtuptherear,twirlingandswingingherwhip,herdingthebarbariansoldierslikesomanycattletothesughter.Theirlivesordeathswerepletelyimmaterialtoher.Atthistime,seeingtheeroopsdrawingnearerandnearer,WhiteFairyanizedhertroopstojumpoutoftheirtrenchesaheenemyinhand-to-handbat.Shegedintoapuffofsmokeandflewarouleground,invisiblydireghertroops,themtopceswheretheirradeswereoutnumbered.ButKingDimitri’ssoldierswereessentiallygood,humblecitizens.Theywerehu